WHO WE ARE
Our Team
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) is managed by a team of professionals who oversee the daily operations of the Board. Our skilled staff regularly work with important stakeholders to communicate workforce needs, organize workforce development plans and activities, negotiate agreements with providers, receive funding, and track program progress.
Our team is comprised of talented, innovative, and self-motivated individuals with diverse backgrounds who are dedicated to strategically addressing the present and future workforce demands in Monterey County. By working together, we are committed to shaping the economic future of our region.
Meet the team behind the Monterey County Workforce Development Board
Christopher Donnelly
Executive Director
Jose Alvarado
Accountant II
Rose-Ann Amaya
Employment Representative II – Special Grants
Linda Avakian
Management Analyst I
Briana Cisneros
Senior Account Clerk
Orlando Elizondo
Management Analyst II
Daisy Fernandez
Finance Manager
Flor Galvan
Senior Secretary
Mona Lisa Garcia
Pajaro Project
Jose Hernandez
Employment Representative II – Special Grants
Elizabeth Kaylor
Management Analyst III
Laura Kershner
Employment Representative II – Business Services
Vanessa Kor
Management Analyst II
Susan Marscellas
Management Analyst II
Joanna Nava
Senior Account Clerk
Pearl Sanchez
Management Analyst III
Alfonso Reynozo
Senior Departmental Information Systems Coordinator
Korey Woo
Employment Programs Supervisor – Special Grants